EPA power grab? Pols, states claim new water reg could bring feds into your back

[Ptarmigan]

EPA power grab? Pols, states claim new water reg could bring feds into your backyard
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/11/22/epa-power-grab-pols-states-claim-new-reg-could-bring-feds-into-your-backyard/

A river runs through it -- and Uncle Sam isn't far behind.

That's what several Republican lawmakers and even state farming groups and local governments are warning, after a draft rule from the Environmental Protection Agency proposed expanding which waterways are federally protected under the Clean Water Act.

The concern is that the move could give the feds authority over virtually any stream or ditch, and hand environmentalists another way to sue property owners. In other words, critics say, the government might soon be able to declare jurisdiction over a seasonal stream in your backyard.

The EPA is really over reaching. It should be disbanded.

[obumazombie]

All EPA regs should have to be voted on by both houses.

[Dori]

The EPA is really over reaching. It should be disbanded.

Obama is going to stack the courts with bleeding heart liberals to be sure the EPA and other regulatory agencies can't get sued and lose.